Climbing to Defend Ancient Redwoods

[Panditha666]

stupid hippies!

[skanky87]

@Panditha666 do you have any idea how long these trees have been around? There is no reason why giant redwoods should ever be cut down

[zr1drifter]

@Panditha666 I'm no environmentalist, but if you go see these trees in person you wouldn't want them cut down either. We should be planting more redwoods rather than letting any of them be cut. I'm a dirtbiker who wants all trails to be open in my state, but I don't like seeing trees get cut, especially redwoods.

[Mrgyn]

Such noble beauty! These trees have seen many a mans mistake.

[synthesizer301]

save this beautifull trees please

[mdvaden]

Since you enjoy redwoods, I've got an Essay about potential Wear & Tear to redwood canopies from climbers. Not what's in your video - I mean from research climbers.

Google this:

mdvaden + redwood canopy wear and tear

Should be among the first results. Give it a read. The page is to get a few more mental gears going.

[efhumboldt]

I too worry about wear and tear in the canopy and at ground level. Especially when building tree-sits. Its easy to do it wrong and hurt the tree. Sometimes we live in a tree for years. We use pads to cushion the platforms against the trunk and encourage climbing barefoot or in soft shoes. Of course, if we were not in these trees they would be cut so obviously there's a trade off there.

Thanks again.

- Z

[norcallogger]

yep still hate you people

[Mrgyn]

norcallogger:

Why would you hate somebody that wants to help prevent the earth from being destroyed by those who care about profit now and earth later?

[norcallogger]

beacuse in the long term of what you are doing it does nothing but make it worst right now there are thousands of acres of trees on goverment land that will just rot and fall and die and sence it was not harvested and replanted it will take a lot longer to get any thing there to grow other than oak whitch will smuff out most or all other spices

[Mrgyn]

norcallogger:

I'm going to assume here, and please do not be offended brother, that you are not much of a thinker.

Your job consists of physical work and therefore you are constantly hopped up on adrenaline and it's horrible counter-drug "Ano-Adrenaline" and therefore are not sitting reading a book very often.

Therefore one should conclude that you are not the best person to be discussing environmental issues which are a very advanced science.

[norcallogger]

well yes my job is physical and there is a veary large adrenaline rush that comes with it how ever for you to conclude that im not well read only tells me that you are not the one to as you put it not the best person to be discussing environmental issues beacuse not only is it veary advanced science but it is also a issue that needs a hands on experance to see just how the enviorment should be handeld

[robi2000]

It seems insane that only 3 % of that incredible ancient redwood forrest is left.

[simply2love]

In the world at large it is the poorest people who suffer the worst from environmental degradation. It is "well read" 1st world consumers whom are largely at fault for the environmental degradation. Our comparatively luxurious lifestyles drain the world of natural resources.

[simply2love]

Is it right for "well read" people to pollute the earth and then tell the people who are experiencing the burden of upper-class mistakes first hand that they don't deserve a say in such "scholarly matters"? Absolutely not

[simply2love]

this was in response to Mrgyn

[efhumboldt]

Hi Tree, Z here. Good to hear from you man! It's been raining and snowing here but things are well up in the trees.

[norcallogger]

and we all hope a widow maker gets you

[nblevin]

yep

[greenpotdragon]

HI Z ITS TREE!

[Mrgyn]

Good for you! Keep fighting for nature.

[norcallogger]

and then nature will see you there and take care of you the way it should be